MSU celebrates campus improvements with August ribbon cuttings

Contact: Allison Matthews

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State leaders cut the ribbon three times Tuesday [Aug. 11] to celebrate a variety of university improvements, from an updated McArthur Café to the newly opened traffic circle to a mechanical plant designed to support campus growth.

MSU Dining unveils a newly renovated McArthur Café for the start of the fall 2026 semester. This larger space in McArthur Hall now offers more seating, with an expanded kitchen and office space for staff. Pictured, from left, are MSU Dining Chef Greg D. Huerkamp; Resident District Manager for MSU Dining Services James Jankowski; Student Association President Keegan Figueroa; Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt; and MSU President Mark E. Keenum.

Marking the opening of the traffic circle at the Stone Boulevard and Bost Drive intersection, from left, are MSU Director for Planning, Design and Construction Administration Ches Fedric; Associate Vice President for Administration Jeremiah Dumas; Student Association President Keegan Figueroa; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Associate Vice President for Administration Saunders Ramsey; and Associate Director for Engineering Services Ben Stroud. This infrastructure and campus safety improvement provides better traffic flow, upgraded pedestrian walkways, reduced congestion and an enhanced aesthetic design for the primary west campus entry point linking the university and Starkville.

Showcasing MSU’s state-of-the-art South Campus Mechanical Plant that further equips the university campus for ongoing infrastructure growth are, from left, Associate Director for Construction Administration Chris Pulliam; Quality Assurance Project Manager Mark Rawls; Director of Utilities Colton Ragan; Director for Planning, Design and Construction Administration Ches Fedric; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Student Association President Keegan Figueroa; Central and South Campus Mechanical Plant Manager Rusty McDaniel; and Associate Vice President for Administration Saunders Ramsey.

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